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Llandovery Roman Site is a Roman fort situated in Wales. Built during the Roman occupation of Britain, the fort exploited the natural topography of the surrounding landscape to command strategic position in the Welsh interior. The site lies upon Ashgill Rocks of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology that would have provided adequate drainage for the fort's defences and internal structures whilst offering stable ground for construction.
The fort followed the characteristic layout of Roman military installations, with a central administrative block, barracks, and defensive ramparts. Its position reflects Roman military strategy in Wales, where forts served as centres of control and supply during the subjugation and occupation of the region. The local geology of the Ashgill formation, with its variable bedrock composition, influenced both the construction methods employed and the long-term stability of the fort's fortifications.
The site is now protected by Cadw, the Welsh historic monuments service, under the reference CM188, ensuring its preservation as an important record of Roman Britain. Archaeological evidence from the site contributes to understanding how Roman military forces adapted their building practices to Welsh terrain and climate, and how such installations functioned within the broader network of Roman frontier control.
Llandovery Roman Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM188. View the official record →
Llandovery Roman Site is a Roman fort situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM188.
Llandovery Roman Site dates from the roman period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llandovery Roman Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Caenewydd ring cairn (6.6 km), Mynydd Myddfai, ring cairns on W end of (6.8 km), Mynydd Myddfai round cairn (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llandovery Roman Site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Llandovery Roman Site stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.